COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
The AHA sent a letter of support for the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act (S. 2114 ), a Senate bill that would expand the types of providers covered by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health care students assisting with administering COVID-19 vaccines.
The chief medical officer at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is publicly urging everyone eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to get it, and also sharing the best ways to protect children who cannot get the shot yet.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on the American Rescue Plan Act requirement for state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance programs to cover certain COVID-19-related treatments without cost-sharing effective March 11, 2021.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Food and Drug Administration extended the shelf life for the monoclonal antibody therapy etesevimab, which currently must be administered with bamlanivimab.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., recommended a single COVID-19 vaccine booster dose at least six months after completing an initial mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series for certain individuals at risk for severe COVID-19, as proposed by her agency’s Advisory…
New data from Pfizer is indicating high efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster, as well as its effectiveness among the 5-11 age group.
As deaths due to COVID-19 increase disproportionately in rural communities, farmers, ranchers and other rural residents are opening up about the hardships they’ve faced.
The Texas hospital is making house calls to educate people about the vaccines and administers shots.
This presentation helps health care leaders talk with community groups about the vaccine and answer some frequently asked questions.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized administering a single booster dose of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to eligible individuals, and authorized eligible recipients of all three authorized COVID-19 vaccines to receive a different COVID-19 vaccine for their initial…